Device for beverage production
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing beverage production devices, such as liquefiers, face issues with incomplete juice extraction due to remnants being left inside the device, leading to spillage and the need for multiple accessories for different models, increasing costs and complexity.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a filtering beaker and pestle designed for use with hand-held blenders, where the filtering beaker is fixed to a containing beaker with a wide top rim to prevent splashing and equipped with filtering areas, and a pestle that compacts solids to extract remaining juice, allowing for efficient juice extraction and easy cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a tubular filter element is used in liquefiers, then filtering is performed during centrifuging, but the crushed remnants cannot be removed and will splatter when the tube is removed
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into separate functional components: a removable filtering beaker that can be detached from the containing beaker. This segmentation allows the filtering function to be separated from the crushing function, enabling the filtering beaker to be removed cleanly without containing crushed remnants that would splatter.
Solution Approach 2:
The filtering beaker is extracted as a separate removable component from the liquefier system. This allows the filtering operation to be completed and the filtered beverage to be poured without the crushed remnants remaining in the device, eliminating the spillage problem.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple accessories are used for different liquefier models, then compatibility is achieved, but costs and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The containing beaker is designed with a universal mounting structure that can accommodate different hand-held blender models. The filtering beaker can be fixed to various containing beakers, creating a universal system that works across multiple liquefier models without requiring model-specific accessories.
3Reliability
If the filtering beaker is fixed during operation, then stable filtering is achieved, but removal and cleaning become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure employs a dynamic design where the filtering beaker can be easily attached and detached from the containing beaker. This dynamic mounting allows the filtering beaker to remain stable during operation while enabling simple removal for cleaning by overcoming the retaining means.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables complete juice extraction without spillage, reduces the need for multiple accessories, and simplifies the process by allowing for easy removal and cleaning of the device, improving user convenience and reducing costs.
Implementation Method 1
when said tubes fill up with the product, a fruit for example, the rotating blades crush it and it would be then filtered through the filtering elements of said tubes by centrifuging
Implementation Method 2
a pestle that compacts solids to extract remaining juice
Data Source
AI summary
Device for beverage production by the action of a hand-held blender, wherein the device comprises a filtering beaker, wherein the filtering beaker has at least one filtering area, wherein the at least one filtering area comprises pores, wherein the device further comprises a containing beaker having a larger diameter than that of the filtering beaker sufficient for accommodating the filtering beaker loosely in its interior, and wherein the device further comprises a pestle appropriate for being inserted into and occupying the section of the filtering beaker and means for holding the filtering beaker to the containing beaker.